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I Gotsta Get Paid Chords

by ZZ Top
Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty — Plays579

I Gotsta Get Paid by ZZ Top is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro/Main Riff 
The A string is palm-muted throughout the riff 
E|--5---5---3----------------5---5---3-------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2------------------3--3b----| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|---------------3--3b-----------------5--3--1b2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3--------------------------------------| 
B|----------------3--3b------3---------1-----------| 
G|---------------------------2---------0-----------| 
D|---------------------------0---------2-----------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------3-----------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Twenty-five lighters.... 

     You know I got to get paid 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|--3---------1------------------------------------| 
G|--2---------0------------------------------------| 
D|--0---------2------------------------------------| 
A|------------3------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Twenty-five lighters.... 

     You know I gotsta get paid 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|--3---------1------------------------------------| 
G|--2---------0------------------------------------| 
D|--0---------2------------------------------------| 
A|------------3------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

         (The timing may be off right here, listen to the song for reference. 
E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Verses: 
(The verses go like this with small solos in between) 

   I got 25 lighters from my 25 folks 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| 
D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| 
A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

... 

Chorus 
    25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| 
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| 
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| 
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

    25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| 
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| 
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| 
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Play this under the solo 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|--3---------1------------------------------------| 
G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------| 
D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------| 
A|------------3----------0-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Then more verses like this: 
   Zig an me slamin' 'bout 25 doors.... 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| 
D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| 
A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
....... 

Chorus 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| 
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| 
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| 
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| 
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| 
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| 
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| 
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| 
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| 
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
    25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------| 
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------| 
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------| 
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
                          something like this, listen to the song for timing 
E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3| 
B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Play this a few times under the solo 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|--3---------1------------------------------------| 
G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------| 
D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------| 
A|------------3----------0-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

This doesn't sound 100% correct, but it's close 
Play this twice 
E|--7-7---7---7-7---7------------------------------| 
B|--6-6---6---6-6---6------------------------------| 
G|--5-5---5---5-5---5------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagrams

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